The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner. Mary McCarthy artbranchbrother Change image and share on social
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero. Mary McCarthy curioushappenhero Change image and share on social
I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that you really must make the self. Mary McCarthy continuefeelinterest Change image and share on social
Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy americaeuropenegative Change image and share on social
Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. Mary McCarthy bureaucracydespotismform Change image and share on social
The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air. Mary McCarthy airamericanbad share on social
If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad. Mary McCarthy baddecisionimmediately Change image and share on social
Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man. Mary McCarthy abroadapebehavior Change image and share on social
I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets. Mary McCarthy afraidfeelhave Change image and share on social
